Recently, after consultation with seven departments including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, State Administration for Market Regulation, General Administration of Customs, and National Disease Control Bureau, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, updated and released the "Catalogue of Compliant Management for the Restriction and Compliance of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (2026 Edition)" and its supporting documents in the form of an announcement, further expanding the types of hazardous substances controlled in electrical and electronic products and continuously strengthening control efforts.
To reduce the use of heavy metals such as lead and mercury and persistent organic pollutants like polybrominated biphenyls at the source, and in accordance with the departmental regulations "Administrative Measures for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products," in 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the first batch of management catalogs including 12 products such as televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, computers, and mobile phones. Except for specific exemptions, all products in the catalog must meet the relevant standards for the restriction of hazardous substances. As of the end of April 2026, nearly 33,000 models of 12 types of electrical and electronic products have met control requirements. In 2025, standards related to restrictions on the use of hazardous substances will be upgraded from recommendative to mandatory. In 2026, the newly promulgated "Ecological Environment Code of the People's Republic of China" will explicitly include requirements for controlling hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products. To better implement relevant laws, regulations, and standards, and to adapt to the new situation of an increasingly diverse range of electrical and electronic products, rapid development of harmful substance reduction and substitution technologies, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revised the catalog of hazardous substance control products and supporting documents in consultation with relevant departments.
The newly revised catalogue of hazardous substances control products adds 23 new products to the first batch of 12 products. It mainly includes: first, products for household and similar uses, which are increasingly common in daily life and work. For example, microwave ovens, rice cookers, water dispensers, projectors, portable power banks, and so on. Second, emerging and rapidly updated products that have evolved alongside the rapid development of information technology. For example, smart wristbands, watches, earphones, smart speakers, robot vacuum cleaners, electronic smart locks, servers, network switching routing devices, and more. Third, products with high consumer attention to safety and health attributes. For example, electronic toys and reading and writing desk lamps mainly for children and adolescents; electronic blood pressure monitors and blood glucose meters mainly for middle-aged and elderly people; and hearing aids mainly for people with hearing impairments. The new product control requirements in the new compliance management catalog will officially take effect on August 1, 2027.
Next, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will work with relevant departments to continuously optimize the top-level design of the control system for hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products, intensify policy promotion, strengthen implementation supervision, promote the reduction of harmful substances and innovative applications of alternative technologies, continuously meet consumers' green consumption needs, and continuously build a solid safety and health barrier around the people.
Click this link to view the full text of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Announcement No. 11 of 2026.